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Post by jhoff on Mar 23, 2013 19:04:27 GMT -5
Roasted 2 lb of Nicaragua Trinatario certified organic 2012 today like I "usually" do and never really smelled a chocolate smell when roasting. Wondering if they were old? Here's my roast profile:
Trying preheat to 375 first then lower temp to 350 then put in and do:
350 for 10 mins stirring at 5 mins
300 for 10 mins stirring at 5 mins
oven off for 10 mins stirring at 5 mins
I did hear a bit of bean popping at around 10 mins in...
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Post by gap on Mar 26, 2013 3:30:22 GMT -5
How did the chocolate turn out??
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Post by jhoff on Mar 26, 2013 9:13:58 GMT -5
Pretty good actually. Really mild - not bitter at all. To the two lbs of beans, I added 2 tsp cinnamon, 1/2 tsp of salt and about 6 vanilla beans and I really like the result. No sugar or cocoa butter.
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Post by Adrian on Mar 27, 2013 15:28:58 GMT -5
I've roasted Nicaragua trinitario nibs and I did not get a brownie smell, they turned out fine.
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Post by jhoff on Mar 27, 2013 16:16:30 GMT -5
Interesting - so it's just the beans. The taste is really growing on me - at this point it's my favorite of the 5 or so batches I've made. Might be the cinnamon and salt which I haven't added before. There's no bitterness whatsover. Probably just a coincidence but this batch is my best attempt at tempering too  |
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Post by ktochocolate on Nov 25, 2013 17:43:52 GMT -5
I roasted a lot of the Nicaragua and never get a brownies smell but the chocolate is always great. So far the only bean that I get a true brownies smell is the Madagascar
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Post by Brad on Nov 26, 2013 20:18:41 GMT -5
Hi Jhoff;
Why are you using so much vanilla?
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Post by jhoff on Nov 29, 2013 3:34:27 GMT -5
So how much is "normal"? Seemed like more would be better since I like vanilla |
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